Medical Hydrology and Balneology: Environmental Aspects

Medical Hydrology and Balneology: Environmental Aspects
in the preparation of the mud, influence the type of mud and its application. However,
the liquid phase that bathes the peloids as interstitial solution of particles, so
far has not been studied.
Conclusions
The aim of this paper is to study the effect of maturation time and water type
used in the mixture on the chemical properties of peloids. Artificial peloids have
been prepared using two types of mineral waters of Balneario de Lanjarón (Granada),
of the springs Salud V and El Salado, very similar in terms of their classification
and salinity (limited between 2 and 6 mg/l, respectively), keeping constant the
mineral composition of the solid phase (a mixture kaolin-bentonite ratio 9:1 (w:w))
to avoid interference of this variable.
There is a compositional change between liquid phases and the mineral waters of
starting, which means that the possible therapeutic action via skin absorption of ions
changes. Behaviour between the peloids prepared with both mineral waters is also
different.
Keywords: Peloid, Mineral Water, Liquid Phase
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2012, núm. 6, 389-390